Overview
- Congress mandated the Trump administration to publish troves of Epstein-related records by Friday, including grand jury materials, FBI files and internal Justice Department discussions.
- Lawyers in the DOJ’s National Security Division have been processing thousands of pages since Thanksgiving, and counterintelligence specialists were told to set aside other work as some attorneys declined to join the effort.
- Sources say internal direction consists of a brief four-page guide focused on exemptions, and document duplicates could lead to inconsistent or incorrect redactions.
- Officials and legal specialists expect heavy blackouts and warn of potential errors, including improper exposure of sensitive personal information due to the volume and speed.
- Epstein survivors report no outreach from DOJ ahead of the release, and a recent Kennedy files production that exposed private data looms as a cautionary example.